ISHR Newsletter • June 2022
It's almost 2 months since we marked 40 years of ISHR and 50 years of IGFM (German section). The anniversary was a day of many meaningful and moving words.
Thomas Schirrmacher visited the grave of Elisabeth Schiemann
The president of the ISHR visited the grave of Elisabeth Schiemann, who spoke out against National Socialism and was a “Righteous Among the Nations”
Speech by former Federal President Gauck on 50 years of IGFM
In the context of the 50th annual conference of IGFM on April 9, 2022, former Federal President Joachim Gauck gave the keynote speech on 50 years of IGFM.
Welcome by IGFM Chairman Lamm to the 50th Annual Conference
In the occasion of the 50th annual meeting of IGFM on April 9, 2022 in Bonn, IGFM Chairman Edgar Lamm welcomed the guests and outlined in fast forward the work of many decades of IGFM.
Report of the ISHR Moldova Section on Fears in Moldova About the Spread of War
Moldovans have been living in constant stress and fear since 24 February because of the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine.
May 2022: Thomas Schirrmacher visits Stockholm
The ISHR President, Thomas Schirrmacher, and the ISHR General Secretary, Matthias Böhning, visited Sweden and had many meetings.
May 2022: Thomas Schirrmacher met the head of UN Volunteers
The President of the ISHR, Thomas Schirrmacher, and the ISHR Secretary General, Matthias Böhning, met Tony Kurbanov, Executive Coordinator of UN VOLUNTEERS.
April 2022: Meeting with the Secretary General of the UN
Thomas Schirrmacher visited the Secretary General of the United Nations in New York
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: Greetings to 50 years ISHR
“Two years ago I was a housewife,” said today’s leader and voice of democratic Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in her greetings to the 50th annual general meeting of the German section of the International Society for Human Rights.
ISHR Newsletter • April 2022
It has been long since ISHR news landed in your inboxes but so much has been happening in the world of human rights some of which we will capture in this ‘bumper edition.’